Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations

Brooker, S., Mohammed, N., Adil, K., Agha, S., Reithinger, R., Rowland, M., Ali, I., & Kolaczinski, J. (2004). Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(9), 1681-4. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.040179

Abstract

The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of disease.

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